6th Ch. 9 pgs 191-194

The Punic Wars were between Rome and:

• Carthage, Africa

• Athens, Greece

• Sparta, Greece

• Sicily, Italy

Rome and Carthage both were fighting for control over which Italian island?

(a)  

How did Rome fight the Carthaginians in the first Punic War?

• they would attach a plank to the enemy, then run on board and attack

• they would ram and sink the enemy ship

• they used a special type of fire that would burn, even in the water

Who won the Second Punic War?

• Rome

• Carthage

What prompted (started) the second Punic War?

*2 answers

• Carthage violated its treaty

• Carthage attacked a Spanish town who was a Roman ally

• Rome attacked a Carthaginian ship

• Hannibal, from Carthage, decided to attack and break the treaty

​ (a)   was the Carthaginian general who crossed the mountain range, the ​ (b)   , in a sneak-attack.

• Hannibal
• Alps

What made the feat (task) of crossing the Alps with elephants difficult?

*2 answers

• the cold weather

• the tribes living in the mountains

• many soldiers got sick from disease

• Hannibal died during the trip and they had no leader

Which formation did Hannibal's army use to "trap" and win the battle against the Roman army in the second Punic War?

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At the end of the second Punic War, the Roman commander, ​ (a)   , led his army to ​ (b)   , directly. ​ (c)   then had to rush to his homeland to try and help his soldiers.

• Scipio
• Carthage
• Hannibal

What was the name of the battle in which Scipio gained victory over Carthage?

*3 words or 4 if you include "the"

(a)